Vincent Schumaker wrote: > > David, > > Bash won't source ~/.bashrc unless it's a login shell. Try > creating/editing ~/.bash_profile. Check the "Startup Scripts" section in > the bash entry of Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash Yes, That why if you source the ~/.bashrc file in /etc/profile, you always get your bashrc sourced regardless of whether it is a login or interactive shell. If I create a separate ~/.bash_profile, then I have to maintain 2 sets of aliases, etc. Cheating and reading ahead... I like Jordy's approach of softlinking ~/.bashrc_profile -> ~/.bashrc That would work if its not sourced in /etc/profile. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
